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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

temperar

to season

  • #469 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: temperando
  • Past participle: temperado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I season
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you season
  3. nós we season
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all season

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I seasoned
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you seasoned
  3. nós we seasoned
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all seasoned

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to season
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to season
  3. nós we are going to season
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to season

Imperfect

Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. eu I used to season
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to season
  3. nós we used to season
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to season

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would season
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would season
  3. nós we would season
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would season

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I season
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you season
  3. nós (that) we season
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all season

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I seasoned
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you seasoned
  3. nós (if) we seasoned
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all seasoned

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I season
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you season
  3. nós (when) we season
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all season

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você season!
  2. vocês season! (all of you)

How to use temperar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Eu tempero o frango na véspera.

    I season the chicken the day before.

  2. Past

    Ela temperou a carne com alho e limão.

    She seasoned the meat with garlic and lime.

  3. Future

    Vou temperar a salada só na hora de servir.

    I'm going to dress the salad only when it's time to serve.

  4. Imperfect

    Minha avó temperava o feijão com louro e bacon.

    My grandmother used to season the beans with bay leaf and bacon.

  5. Conditional

    Eu temperaria com menos sal da próxima vez.

    I would season with less salt next time.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que você tempere o peixe antes de fritar.

    I want you to season the fish before frying.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ele temperasse melhor, o arroz ficaria uma delícia.

    If he seasoned it better, the rice would be delicious.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando temperar a carne, deixe descansar uma hora.

    When you season the meat, let it rest for an hour.

  9. Imperative

    Tempere com pouco sal, depois a gente ajusta.

    Season with a little salt, we'll adjust later.

Good to know

  • "Tempero" is the seasoning; "temperar a salada" is to dress the salad.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.